Welcome to Child Support Services

Every child has a right to receive support from both parents even if the parents are separated, divorced, or never married. The Maryland Child Support Enforcement Administration (CSEA) works with both parents to provide the financial, medical and emotional support their children need to grow and thrive. With your help and cooperation, we will work to make this process as straightforward as possible.

If you are already paying or receiving support, or are an employer who wants information about child support and your employees, please click on the appropriate link from the menu above.

A Message from Executive Director Joseph J. DiPrimio, Esq.

Welcome to the new Maryland Child Support Enforcement Administration Website! We’ve made several improvements to help you find the information and services you need as quickly as possible. Click the tabs in the bar above if you are paying support, receiving support, or are an employer. Click the buttons to the left to apply for child support services, access your eChild account or use our support guidelines tool. If you are a parent receiving or paying support or an employer, use the tabs above to jump to the service or webpage you need.

Last year, DHR collected and distributed a record $559 million in child support, and more than 214,000 families benefited from our services. The average collection per case increased from $2,527 to $2,605. Thank you for working with us to help Maryland children thrive. Please let us know how we’re doing; we value your input on how we might improve our service delivery.